{"podcast":{"title":"Four Finger Discount (Simpsons Podcast)","slug":"four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast-541057","podcast_index_feed_id":541057,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5828977/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9861aadc8aca5a2928b68398cd089e98.jpg","author":"The Four Finger Discount Network.","episode_count":619,"summary":"An Aussie Simpsons podcast with in-depth episode reviews, interviews, Top 10s and more. Hosted by Brendan Dando and Guy Davis. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast--5828977/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T12:18:32.293243+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast-541057"},"episode":{"title":"An Interview With Al Jean (Simpsons Showrunner)","slug":"an-interview-with-al-jean-simpsons-showrunner","published_at":"2026-04-23T03:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast-541057/an-interview-with-al-jean-simpsons-showrunner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast-541057","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-interview-with-al-jean-simpsons-showrunner--71580430","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71580430/al_jean_interview_simpsons_podcast.mp3","summary":"Simpsons royalty, Al Jean joined us this week to discuss his storied career working for the show. We cover a LOT of ground here, including his initial run as showrunner before leaving to create The Critic, (Al also gives us the scoop on The Critic revival), the time The Simpsons was almost cancelled, ignoring the internet criticism's of the show, working with Johnny Carson, the time Conan pitched Marge vs The Monorail and more! Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/fourfingerdiscount Listen on Spotify - spoti.fi/4fDcSY0 Listen on Apple Podcasts - apple.co/4dgpW3Z CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Goin' Down To South Park - spreaker.com/show/goin-down-to-south-park The Movie Guide with Maltin & Davis - themovieguidepodcast.com The One About Friends - spreaker.com/show/the-one-about-friends-podcast Talking Seinfeld - spreaker.com/show/talking-seinfeld SpeaKing Of The Hill - spreaker.com/show/speaking-of-the-hill-a-king-of-the-hill- The Office Talk - spreaker.com/show/the-office-talk-podcast Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast--5828977/support .","meta_description":"Simpsons royalty, Al Jean joined us this week to discuss his storied career working for the show. We cover a LOT of ground here, including his initial run…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3152,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast-541057/episodes/an-interview-with-al-jean-simpsons-showrunner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/four-finger-discount-simpsons-podcast-541057/an-interview-with-al-jean-simpsons-showrunner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}